Combination key and coin container



Jan. 3, 1933. 1 c. BALDWIN 1,893,265

COMBINATION KEY AND COIN CONTAINER Filed oct. 2s. 1931 ,/21 i j? f-- 22HHM 17 k il|||Il g i l lll Patented Jan. 3, 1933 LoUTs o. BALDWIN, orCHICAGO, ILnTNolTs l COMBINATION KEY ANncoTNcoNTAmnn Application inedoctober 26,193'. serial N. 5711149.

This invention relates to a combined coin and key case and it pertainsmore particularly to a flexible key container provided with a pocketwith al flexible closure. f

the back panel of the key case so that the closing means will be betweenthe edge of the case and the key,` and so that one side of the keycontainer may be used in conjunction Y with the coin case to facilitatethe selection of the desired coin therefrom. Other objects will beapparent as the detailed description of my invention proceeds.

In practicing my invention I fasten a flex- Y. ible sheet to the backpanel of the key case,

preferably by sewing it on three sides andk leaving the fourth side,adjacent to the right hand flap, unsecured. Along this unsecured edge Isecure what Yis commonly called a zipper fastener which may be describedas a body having a slit member, connecting members on the edges of theslit,`and means movable on said edges between the ends of the slit forcontrolling said members to open and close the slit. The particularstructure and the advantages which are accomplished thereby will be moreapparent from the following description of a preferred embodiment.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein similar parts are designated bylike reference '0 characters throughout the several views- Figure l is atop plan view of my device with the key container open and the coinpocket closed. v

Figure 2 is a similar View with the key con- 4" tainer closed by oneflap and with the coin pocket open to discharge its contents on theother flap of the key container.

Figure 3 is a cross section showing both the key container andcoinpocket in closed position.

The container 4is preferably made of7 flexible leather, since'it is one'of the objects of my invention that vit should con-formas *nearlyj asypossible tothecontentsthereof'and to the users pocket. The key containerconsists of a back panel-10, a rightfiap 11 anda left flap 12. The leftflap may beyprovidedwith -a ball 13 ofy a snapf'astener 'ad'apted'toj'snap inl fastener socket 1.4 to hol'dfthe key con-tainer in closedposition. The keys 1r5- may be mounted on supports. lwhichv arepivotally mounted on hinges 17, whichl turn on rod 18V carried by metalback `19-which` may bev se'- curedv to the back panelf of' the keycontainerl by rivets-20 oriby any other' suitable means. It should benoted that thekeys are pivoted to move in all directions. Thehinged-members normally fil-l1 the Vtop ofthe caseand-the keys normallythe centerf7 Ythus leaving the l `bottom of the case normally empty.Invaccordance with my invention I utilize this space in the bottom ofthe caselto carry 'coins orother .small articles, as will be hereinafterdescribed.V w r le.;

On the inner side of the back panel l0? I sei cureia flexiblesheetrllpreferably byvse'wing it; Y

alongithe upper, theA lower and the left hand* edges;` only toV thebaseof the metal backing for ther keysupp'ort .or,-as shown intheaccompany-l ing drawing, the eXible lsheet' maybe sub-` stantiallycommensurate vwithfthe back ApanelV andi the key container maylbe-secured to theflexible sheet instead of to the back panel.'

In the opening formed by the right hand edge of thefleXi-ble sheet andthe leftf 'l1-andi edge of panelll I secure a zipper fastener 721,1which mayl be described as a slip-tape 22,hav`- ing stringersiy 28'arranged parallel-.to each oth? er on opposite sides ofthe slit, eachstringer- V The flexible' sheet member extendsV being providedwithinterlocking connecting-V centportionofthekey container, asshown inf Ythe drawing', so that when the tab 26 1s pulled toy its lower-positionthe 'pocket between the flexible sheet and the central panel will betion thecontents of the pocket may be disclosed (see Figure l) and whenit is pulled played upon the iiap of the key container. forwardly thepocket will be open (see Fig- In witness whereof I have affixed mysigure 2). nature. I Coins or street car tokens 27 may be car- LOUIS C.BALDWIN. 'if' ried in this pocket or coin case in the same manner thatthey are ycarried in the ordinary purses or coin cases, and when it isdesired to select a particular coin the tab 26 may y l be moved upwardlto open the coin pocket 75 and the contents o the case may be emptied vonto Hap ll. When the coin has been selected the remaining coins vareslid backV into the case by inclining flap 11 and tab 26 is pulled 15downwardly. In the normal carrying posi-v S0 tion the coins occupy thelower part of the f key container and thus utilize a space which hasheretofore been wasted; the key mountings and hinges occupy the upperpart of the 2 case, the keys occupy thecentral part and Y c 35 the coinsvoccupy the lower part. Byl means Y Y Y of my flexible zipper fastener Iavoid the possibility of the accidental opening of the pocket or coincase and I avoid the bulk of 4 5 extra flaps. v I 9G While I havedisclosed in detail a preferred embodiment of my invention it should beunderstood that I do not limit myself to the detailshereinabove setyforth. I contemplate the o) use of other materials than leather, ofother fastening means than sewing and of equivalent zipper fasteners. Myinvention is described by the .following claims which should 1 beconstrued as broadly as the prior art will i" permit. Y

. I claim:

l. An article of manufacture, comprising a keycontainer having a backand a flap adapted to fold over said back, means for mounting 40 keys insaid container, a sheet secured to said vbackby three edges to form apocket, leaving the free edge adjacent the fiap, a Zipper fastenersecured to the free edge of the sheet and to the -adjaoentpart of thekey container, and means for opening and closing said flexible fastenerwhereby in its open position the flap may hold coins exposed to view andin its closed position the pocket may serve as a coin case.

2. An article of the class described, a key container comprising a backpanel, a left iiap anda right Hap, means for pivotally mounting keys onsaid back panel, means for clos- K K n ing said key container by foldingsaid left 'Y A l 120 flap over said back portion and folding said 'i i lright flap over said left flap, a sheet secured to said back at itsupper and lower ends and adjacent `one fiap, a zipper fastener secured`f oto the container adjacent the other flap and v l 125 to the unsecurededge of Said sheet, means for opening and closing saidfastener where. byin its closed position a ti ht, flexible clo- -sure effected for thepocet between the f. container and the sheet and in its open posi- 130 .Cil

